Why is Individuals and Societies Important to Study?

Students were asked to develop a 'tweet' to say why they thought Individuals and Societies was an important subject to study. Below are a selection of their tweets:

Encourages students to respect and understand the world around them#learning

It is a fundamental subject to learn more about ourselves and what is going on outside of our country#thediscoveryoftheworld

I think that I&S is an important subject to learn, so we know more about our society and the relationships between different cultures#lovinit!

I believe that lots of historians need to start from their childhood in order to become the historians they are today#childhooddream

Without the knowledge of the past we will not build up our future#individualsandsocieties

To understand global interdependence and so become a better global resident#individualsandsocities

#I&S #thebestteachers #thebestlessons

Travel around the world while staying in one place #waterbottle

Being aware of our surroundings. Also to see all sides of culture and conflict#interesting

To investigate the world around us#pastpresentfuture

To understand the future we need to learn about the past#I&S

To be able to read data and analysize it.

To learn about the behaviour of populations to develop cultural awareness#I&S